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28-09-08, 10:42 PM
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Re: NIKON AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G

"This young lady has spent a year on an animal management course and now moved onto a photography course for some reason or other"-- I orginally wanted to do a photography course after leaving school however I had to wait a year as it only started this year



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On here you ask about the 60mm lens yet on another thread you ask about long range lenses. So are you intending to buy both 60mm and 70-300mm or what. Both lenses have completely different purposes, so if I may you really need to consider at this point what type of photography you intend to persue.

There are so many different branches of photography from portraits to landscapes to wildlife/nature to architecture to sports to journalism, you can really only have one main interest if you intend to take up photography with just a passing working knowledge of the other subjects.

What I suspect is happening as your a photographic student is that they are filling your head with different ideas leading to all these questions when really you should be telling them your intentions of which branch of photography you intend to take up.

Bazza

Im interested in nature photography, I asked about both lenes as I also try taking macro images of bugs, flys etc so I assume that a macro lens can also be useful for that field of work
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Nikkor 18-55mm VR
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29-09-08, 07:39 AM
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Re: NIKON AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G

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Im interested in nature photography, I asked about both lenes as I also try taking macro images of bugs, flys etc so I assume that a macro lens can also be useful for that field of work[/QUOTE]

That's right. Having 60mm range incorporated into a telephoto zoom (70-300 or to 200) isn't the same as having a dedicated macro lens. I would guess few mateurs could afford to spend a few hundred pounds on a dedicated macro but they are good fun to play with when you get one. You don't see them advertised secondhand too often either.

Bazza was right when he said it takes a while to build up a range of lenses. Most are quite an investment to pay out but if you were pursuing a career and you know you are good it could be worth it to get the kit and stick with it. Have to have be extra special though. Many people following the dream of wanting to be a professional photographer but few really achieve it...
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Nikon D700
Nikon 28-70 f2.8 ED AF-S (The Beast)
Nikon 80-200mm f2.8
Tamron 24-135 SP
Nikon 300mm f4
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Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 (DX)
Nikon 28-105mm (great walkaround on D700!)
Lensbaby Composer
Nikon 20-35mm f2.8
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Nikon D300
Nikon 20mm f2.8
Nikon 24mm f2.8
Nikon 28mm f2.8
Nikon 35mm f2
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Nikon 85mm f1.8
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29-09-08, 09:21 AM
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Re: NIKON AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G

Thanks for all your advise, as I say most of the time when I ask people about lenes and camera's its more out of interest than wanting to buy one. I know the field that I want to go into after University so the more questions I ask the more help I get As for this lens, Ive been after it for a while but was unsure if I should get it or not, 7 out of 10 pictures I take is more macro-ish so I figured as with my slr if I get it early on Ill have more time to get used to it
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Nikon D60
Nikkor 18-55mm VR
Nikkor 55-200mm VR
Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED Macro
Nikon SB600 Flash
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